AN ELDERLY couple who were robbed in their home say they are recovering well after their shocking ordeal.

Charles and Esther Hawkins of Bromfield Park, Mold, were at home last Tuesday, April 28, at 10pm, when five hooded men forced their way in and ransacked the house.

“I answered the door to a young man asking for his football back,” said Mr Hawkins, 85.

“But as I turned around I was knocked to the ground and pinned down.”

His wife Esther, 88, was also pinned to the sofa by the thugs as she attempted to call the police.

“It was a frightening experience,” she said, “But we’re all right now. We don’t want anyone to worry about us.”

A neighbour heard Mrs Hawkins scream, called the police and the couple were taken to Wrexham Maelor Hospital where they were treated for shock and bruising to Mr Hawkins’ wrists.

Broncoed councillor Haydn Bateman has branded the thieves ‘disgusting’ and their behaviour ‘unacceptable.’

“I can guarantee that whoever did this was not from the Bromfield estate,” he said.

“No-one from around here would do anything like this, it’s a very close-knit community.

“Everyone’s been rallying round Esther and Charles, who are doing OK now, although they were obviously shaken by the whole thing.”

North Wales Police have been conducting house to house inquiries in the area, and are appealing to the public for information.

The offenders left the property with a small amount of money, in what is believed to be a dark coloured BMW car.

Anyone who saw anything suspicious in the vicinity of Bromfield Park on the night of the robbery, or who may have seen a dark BMW are asked to contact officers at Mold CID on 0845 6071002 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.